Wood Stoves
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The last one is The cast iron I like, but reviews are saying smoke.
The middle one is ugly but has good reviews for the price.
The first one has really good reviews, but costs a little more
The middle one is ugly but has good reviews for the price.
The first one has really good reviews, but costs a little more
hunt around and find a used King,,,they can be had for as little as $100 or as much as 5 or $600
new is not always better,what you want is efficient ,,,I have a King this one cost me $125.00 I should get 5 to 10 years out of it,,,,,,,,,,,,it has dropped to mid teens here 2 days in a row,I was up to tend the fire 2 times when I got up the house was at a toasty 74 degrees
new is not always better,what you want is efficient ,,,I have a King this one cost me $125.00 I should get 5 to 10 years out of it,,,,,,,,,,,,it has dropped to mid teens here 2 days in a row,I was up to tend the fire 2 times when I got up the house was at a toasty 74 degrees
Thanks GG. I've talked to some locals today and they said small businesses just don't carry them anymore.
One lead is to call the log home place and see who they recommend to people building log homes.
One lead is to call the log home place and see who they recommend to people building log homes.
My cast iron holds heat for almost an hour after the fire is gone out, My sheet steel one heats up faster but cools off also faster. BOTH have been lined with fire stones so to store heat and last longer...Pay more the first time or pay more while you have to buy again...Buy a cheap one for practice and then have time to save your money for different model, larger one or of a different material. The smoke problem us usually from wrong assembly, faulty materials or something small like that. Smoking is curable with several materials. GP
Found some floor models at Northern Tool. The Cast Iron is $100 cheaper on line than in store. Going to go look tomorrow. Maybe talk them down. It has the look I like best, but don't like the smoke aspect.
Dress real poor, only take cash and nothing larger than a $ 5.00 bill to look even poorer and talk them down. Park around the corner, get a dolly and let them believe you have to push it all the way home since you do not own a car...GP
Lol that's close to my real scenario
JackDW
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It is very common for a stove of any kind to smoke when you first "fire it up". This is the oil and chemicals burning off. It will go away after a couple hot fires. I would try to burn it a couple times outdoors before moving it in, to burn off as much as this as possible. If you do install it directly in the house, open some windows before lighting the fires. Maybe even have a fan in the window to draw out the smoke and smell. It will clear out fairly quickly. This is very common with a number of wood/coal burning stoves.
Thanks.
Thanks everyone. I've gotten good info. I believe I'll take the Ashley cast iron. It's small like I want. I wish it had a glass door so I can see inside, but it's not worth $200 for a window.
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Danil54grl
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Our wood stove in the bedroom has been burning 24/7 for the last few days now. . . . but we do heat the entire house with wood. And if in the bedroom, I am in a short sleeve shirt
My son in law said that since it weighs 175 lbs, he could move it out in summer if he wants. He's stronger than I am.
The tricky part is having room for the amount of pipe needed to have an upward draft. Not too many inches to play with.
Brent S
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I put a wood stove in my prefab fireplace for a while and had no problems with it venting properly. The top of the stove just needs to be low enough to get the flu pipe into the fireplace flu without too sharp a bend. I don’t want anything greater than a 45deg bend, no 90’s. With a good vent you reduce the chance of the stove smoking on the startup.
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Arcticdude
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Robin, I'd go with the cast iron stove. The sheet metal one is less than an 1/8" thick. It wouldn't take long for it to burn through.
The cast iron stove that I put in my cabin smoked at first too. Turns out my stove didn't have a door gasket. I bought a length of door gasket material at the hardware store and some high temp glue. I glued the gasket around the inside of the door and the smoke problem was solved. The down side of the cast iron stove is that it will only hold heat for about 3 hours.
The stove that I put in the house is made from 1/4" to 3/8" steel plate and is lined with fire brick, and weighed about 500 pounds. This stove is much more efficient and will hold hot coals over night.
I think my cast iron stove was around $250. The stove for the house was over $4500 and has nickel legs and door with a glass window.
The cast iron stove that I put in my cabin smoked at first too. Turns out my stove didn't have a door gasket. I bought a length of door gasket material at the hardware store and some high temp glue. I glued the gasket around the inside of the door and the smoke problem was solved. The down side of the cast iron stove is that it will only hold heat for about 3 hours.
The stove that I put in the house is made from 1/4" to 3/8" steel plate and is lined with fire brick, and weighed about 500 pounds. This stove is much more efficient and will hold hot coals over night.
I think my cast iron stove was around $250. The stove for the house was over $4500 and has nickel legs and door with a glass window.
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Thanks AD. I'm going today to see the floor model and measure . The pipe placement is going to be tight.
This small model has a decorative side design so that if I decide to turn it sideways it will look nice.
I dont even have to dismantle the gas logs. Just remove the pipe and cap the flue. I wouldn't do that , but I like options.
My husband is squealing like a pig, but I don't bitch about how much he spends on alcohol .
I've seen a few people in Hungary who have take the original pipe up about 3 ft. then moved to a larger pipe. I think they wanted the gases to expand and rise faster. The big problem if a chimney is too high or does not get hot enough, it will cause a problem with the drawing up and out of the gases since the air pressure above it is too heavy to let the hot gases out and causes the smoke to stay in the stove/house.
Whew, glad someone's experiences verified my statement that most smoking is not a big problem and could be easily solved! GP
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